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W.W. Grainger Stock Hits New 52-Week High (GWW)

W.W. Grainger (NYSE:GWW) hit a new 52-week high Monday as it is currently trading at $263.51, above its previous 52-week high of $263.41 with 51,999 shares traded as of 12:04 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 361,600 shares over the past 30 days.

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NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- W.W. Grainger (NYSE: GWW) hit a new 52-week high Monday as it is currently trading at $263.51, above its previous 52-week high of $263.41 with 51,999 shares traded as of 12:04 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 361,600 shares over the past 30 days.

W.W. Grainger has a market cap of $17.97 billion and is part of the services sector and wholesale industry. Shares are up 30.1% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday.

W.W. Grainger, Inc. engages in the distribution of maintenance, repair, and operating supplies, as well as other related products and services for businesses and institutions primarily in the United States and Canada. The company has a P/E ratio of 26.1, above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates W.W. Grainger as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, solid stock price performance, growth in earnings per share and increase in net income. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. You can view the full W.W. Grainger Ratings Report.